Trinidad and Tobago 50-dollar note (B234a) named IBNS Bank Note of the Year 2014
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) announces that its voting membership has for the first time ever selected the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago to receive it prestigious “Bank Note of the Year Award” for 2014. With over 130 new banknotes released worldwide in 2014, nearly 3 dozen wereRead More…
Cambodia new 10,000-riel King Norodom Sihamoni commemorative note (B430a) confirmed
This note commemorates the 62th birthday of King Norodom Sihamoni. B430 (P69): 10,000 រៀល (riels) (US$2.50) Blue. Front: Khmer text; naga, mythical snake; King Norodom Sihamoni. Back: English and Khmer text; Neak Pean (entwined serpents) archeological ruins of Buddhist temple on circular island in Preah Khan Baray, Angkor; stone statueRead More…
Guatemala new date (20.03.2013) 100-quetzal note (B601d) confirmed
100 quetzales, 20 DE MARZO DE 2013. Like B601c, but new date, new imprint (OBERTHUR FIDUCIARE), and Braille at lower left front. Prefix G. Suffix F. Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.Read More…
Bahamas new 5-dollar note (B345a) confirmed
5 dollars, 2013. Like B338a, but new date and the map of the islands at center front has been altered. Prefix G. Courtesy of Sev Onyshkevych.Read More…
Pakistan new date (2015) 1,000-rupee note (B238m) confirmed
Like B238l, but new date (2015). Courtesy of Muhammad Zeeshan Yameen (turpan on eBay).Read More…
Hong Kong announces plans for new banknote series in 2017-2018
According to a South China Morning Post article dated 6 May 2015, Hong Kong will incorporate new security features in newly designed banknotes to be introduced in the next two to three years.Read More…
India new sig/date (2015) 500-rupee note (B290g) confirmed
Like B290f, but new signature (Rajan) and new date (2015). Letter: None, E, R. Courtesy of Jinesh Reins Joseph.Read More…
Nigeria new sig/date (2014) 500-naira note confirmed
500 naira, 2014. Like B228, but new date and new signatures. Prefix P/12. Courtesy of Evžen Škňouřil.Read More…
Nepal new 1,000-rupee note (B286) confirmed
, 1,000 rupees, 2013. Like B279, but now dated at lower center front and back, and the bank name in English appears on the back. On 25 April 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal near the capital of Kathmandu, causing massive devastation in the nation’s capital and largest city,Read More…
Central African States new 500-, 1,000- and 2,000-franc (B106, B107, B108) hybrid notes confirmed
, According to reports, the Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale (Bank of the Central African States) has begun printing 500-, 1,000-, and 2,000-franc notes (B106, B107, and B108, respectively) on a composite substrate. The notes appear identical to the preceding paper issues, except for the new signature combination ofRead More…